next to

1. Adjacent to, as in The car next to mine has a flat tire , [Late 1300s]

2. Following in order or degree, as in Next to skiing, she likes hiking . [Early 1500s]

3. Almost, practically, as in It's next to impossible to predict the outcome , or I earned next to nothing last year . [Second half of 1600s]

Example Sentences

“We’re going to go on offense, not just on defense!” he said, standing next to the president.

From Slate

Secretary of State Marco Rubio scored a prime spot next to the King, with Lady Victoria Starmer, not her husband, on his other side.

From BBC

Another apt pairing was David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto tsar, next to Demis Hassabis, CEO and co-founder of Google's DeepMind, a British-American AI firm.

From BBC

Queen Camilla was across the table, next to the First Lady, but more interestingly, also flanked by the US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.

From BBC

Sitting next to the First Lady, the Prince of Wales could discuss more local matters with his other neighbour, Paula Reynolds, chairwoman of National Grid.

From BBC

Related Words

• adjoining 
• neighboring